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Michigan Business Beat | Dotty Wilinski, First Impressions Boutique - Provides People with Professional Attire

Michigan Business Beat
May 24, 2024 4:00 PM

Jeffrey Mosher welcomes Dotty Wilinski with First Impressions Boutique, operated through CAMW! the Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham Eaton and Clinton Counties.

THEME: Dotty discusses First Impressions Boutique, a boutique that provides people with professional attire.

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LEO Hosts First Ever Michigan Rural Prosperity Summit

Michigan Business Network
May 24, 2024 3:00 PM

GAYLORD, Mich. – Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s (LEO) Office of Rural Prosperity hosted the first-ever Rural Prosperity Summit, bringing together a network of rural leaders and state and local government officials from across the state to learn about national and statewide trends, gain inspiration from rural Michigan community spotlights highlighting resilience, partnership, planning and capacity development.

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DTMB | Regional Michigan Unemployment Rates Fall in April

Michigan Business Network
May 24, 2024 10:00 AM

LANSING, Mich. – Not seasonally adjusted jobless rates decreased in 15 of Michigan’s 17 labor market areas over the month, according to data released today by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics.   

“Michigan regional labor markets saw unemployment rates decline in April,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. “Decreases were also recorded in labor force, employment, and unemployment for a majority of areas this month.”

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $25 Million to Lower Home Energy Bills for American Families

Michigan Business Network
May 23, 2024 2:00 PM

President Investing in America Agenda is Building Up a Clean Energy Workforce, Advancing Innovative Energy Saving Technologies, and Helping Low-Income Households Save Money on Home Energy Costs 

WASHINGTON, D.C.—As part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced 13 projects selected to expand the impact of DOE's Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).

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MiLEAP | Gov. Whitmer, Sen. Anthony Honor Thousands of Michigan Reconnect Graduates during First-Ever Virtual Celebration, Highlight Importance of Lowering Costs for Michigan Families

Michigan Business Network
May 22, 2024 4:00 PM

Since launch in 2021, more than 7,000 Michigan students statewide have graduated through the Reconnect program that makes postsecondary education more affordable, attainable 

Today’s honorees include Reconnect grads from across the state, with remarks from students from Lansing, Alpena and Detroit

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LEO | New UIA Economic Dashboard Will Guide Solutions Focused on Workers, Employers

Michigan Business Network
May 22, 2024 11:00 AM

Granular data can be key resource to formulating policy decisions

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) today launched a new Economic Dashboard, a transformative tool designed to guide policy decisions that will improve service to Michigan’s workers and employers.

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#MPC24 | U.S. Senate Debate Scheduled for May 30 Canceled

Michigan Business Network
May 22, 2024 8:00 AM

With disappointment, the Detroit Regional Chamber regrets to inform Mackinac Policy Conference attendees and Michigan voters across the state that there will not be a U.S. Senate debate at the Conference, as previously scheduled.

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LEO | Explore High-Demand, High-Wage Careers During Professional Trades Month

Michigan Business Network
May 21, 2024 5:00 PM

With more than 520,000 Michigan jobs and approximately 45,500 annual openings in the professional trades projected by the year 2030, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed May as Professional Trades Month.

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DTMB | Michigan Jobless Rate Stays Constant in April

Michigan Business Network
May 16, 2024 12:00 PM

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate remained at 3.9 percent for the third consecutive month during April, according to data released today by the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Employment and unemployment in the state both rose over the month, resulting in a workforce increase of 4,000 since March.  

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LEO | UIA: Be Alert to Thieves Changing Bank Information on Claims to Steal Benefits

Michigan Business Network
May 15, 2024 4:00 PM

Criminals 'mirror' cell phones to obtain logins, passwords

Workers urged to regularly review their MiWAM account details

The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) today issued a warning about thieves stealing benefits from jobless workers. The criminals illicitly gain access to cell phones and then use the stolen personal data to change banking information.

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